Deadline: December 17, 2019. The African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) is a 12-month, high-touch leadership and management capacity building program. AWEC empowers women from across Africa and the diaspora with the knowledge and network needed to build resilient and scalable businesses. We use applied and collaborative learning models, enabling immediate business impact and cultivating a …
Are you a rising female entrepreneur based in Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa using tech to solve a local development challenge? The International Tech Hub Network is today launching Africa-UK: Female Tech Founders 2020. The programme will bring 15 of the continent’s most ambitious development-focused women entrepreneurs to the UK in January. If you’re based in Nigeria, …
People are searching every day for goods and services that solve their problems and satisfy their wants. The question is can they find you when they search? Having a website is essential for small business visibility but you can’t stop at that. Having a website that nobody knows about is like building a very beautiful …
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Stop missing out on sales because you don’t have a website! – Tola has been saddled with the responsibility of leading the organizing team for her organization’s end of year party. Her team is responsible for location, food, decor, souvenirs and every other thing that would be needed to make the party a grand one. …
START YOUR JOURNEY WITH THE YOUNG SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS (YSE) PROGRAMME!. Submit your application to the YSE 2020 Programme HERE!Application closes on 15 December 2019. The YSE Programme seeks to inspire, equip and enable youth of different nationalities to embark on social enterprises (SEs) in Singapore and beyond. If you have a social enterprise idea, we …
Application deadline: Friday, 18th October. About Welcome to Facebook Accelerator London, at LDN_LAB. We run a 12 week programme to support talented startups who are building technology to create impact at scale. LDN_LAB is a dedicated space for startups, located in our London Rathbone office. We leverage the knowledge and experience within Facebook to support …
This program aims to support female entrepreneurship, aligning with calls for more diversity in tech and for more opportunities for women to develop entrepreneurial and leadership expertise. The purpose of the Women in Tech Incubator in Nigeria is to provide incubation support designed to target early-to-mid stage professionals from technology and business sectors – females …
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Applications are now open for the ACT Foundation 2020 Grant Cycle. We are accepting applications from nonprofits and social enterprises in the Health, Environment, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership sectors. All eligible organizations are encouraged to apply. We are accepting applications from nonprofits and social enterprises in the Health, Environment, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership sectors. All eligible organizations …
The Vlisco Fashion Fund supports emerging designers and tailors in the process of establishing a career in fashion. We share knowledge, give access to an expanded network, and help emerging fashion talent with skill-strengthening and brand-development for their African fashion labels. WHO CAN APPLY African fashion designers, 20-30 years of age, living in or outside …
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THE SECOND APPLICATION PHASE IS NOW OPEN! The International Trade Centre’s SheTrades initiative aims to connect 3 million women entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses to international markets by 2021. Under the umbrella of the SheTrades Initiative, SheTrades Invest is dedicated to supporting fruitful relationships between investors and women entrepreneurs in developing markets. In doing so, SheTrades …
Tid bits from our August 2019 free business and digital skills workshop for women
We had a great time yesterday at our FREE business and digital skill workshop for women, here in Ibadan._At the training which was facilitated by @olubunmisays, the attendees were taken through the process of discovering their business target audience in line with the UNIDO HP-LIFE entrepreneurship program and thereafter taught the #digitalskill of creating online surveys and quizzes …
The EKITI EVENT VENDORS CONFERENCE presents LEVEL UP, a business and leadership conference for entrepreneurs and brands. This is coming up on the 15th of August, 2019. Venue: Damlek Hall, Ado Ekiti. Time: 10am. Our initiator, Olubunmi Fajuyigbe was a keynote speaker at last year’s edition and it was a wonderful experience for the …
She Learns Here presents the BDSW series. A series of FREE quarterly workshops for women in business which takes place in Ibadan. The next workshop will be on the topic : How to discover your target audience. At this workshop, we will guide participants to explore how they can gather information about their customers and …
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Women! Another opportunity knocks! Be among the 50 million women to be empowered by this white-house initiative, brought to you by @dreamgirlsacademy & US Embassy’s Academy of Women Entrepreneurs. This is one that will open up more doors for you. If you’re an aspiring female entrepreneur starting out in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics …
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Nkiru Olumide-Ojo’s insights and advice are ever valuable. This is why we have chosen to share seven of her life changing tips with you today.
This week, our femmepreneur spotlight is on the beautiful Taiwo Olaitan of The Eryns Hub LTD. Join us as we learn more about her and her business. SLH: Tell us about yourself, Taiwo. TAIWO: I’m Taiwo Olaitan, a young woman. I reside and do business in Ibadan. I am a graduate of Economics from the …
The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers. The purpose of the Scholarships is to promote literature and good writing. Submissions, including non-fiction submissions, will be judged solely on literary merit. Scholarship Requirement: The only condition imposed on the Scholars during the year of their Scholarship is …
The Joint Start-up Programme, a collaboration between Merck Accelerator with Tech Entrepreneurship Initiative “Make-IT in Africa” is your gateway to quickly explore and validate the potential for co-creating…
Do you want to work to advance the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals? Do you want to fight poverty and ensure sustainable development? Do you want to lead change and develop your skills to do so? If so, we invite you to apply to the African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme – a partnership between …
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The INK Fellows Program aims to bring together a community of game changers who have the courage to redefine the world through their innovative ideas and breakthrough thinking. Our mission is to accelerate these journeys and amplify your impact as the role models of tomorrow. Guidelines 1. We can only accept one application per candidate. …
Beijing+25 Youth Task Force A call for applications for the composition of a time-limited Youth Task force that will work closely with UN Women from August 2019 to September 2020, consisting of young people aged 14 to 30 years. Together with your resume and the recommendation letter from your organization, network or civic movement, please …
Good morning, all! Last week’s femmepreneur spotlight was on: Basmallah Akomolafe of Career Corner NG @careercornerng. She started her registered business in Lagos, in March 2018. We had a priviledge to know a little about her in this short interview: SLH: Tell us about yourself. BASMALLAH: I am Basmallah Akomolafe, a graduate of History and …
Applications for The SWEC Start-up Incubator Programme are now officially open. Application closes July 22nd, 2019.
Many business and career professionals end the day with at least one thing on their “to-do list” they couldn’t do, or they didn’t leave early enough for the next appointment. You know, the day could have been better managed, right? ____ Have you heard of the Toggl app? It’s one cloud-based time tracking app to …
The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards can help you take your sustainability initiative, product or service to the next level.
If you are looking to create an extra stream of income online with little or no capital should consider starting a Page Management Business on Instagram. Instagram is a social media platform where over one billion users connect and share content. Because it takes time to create and place content on the social media platform, …
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Hey! We’re hosting an online class tonight! Have you heard? It’s on WhatApp! Topic: Where to promote your business online. ___ If you aren’t on the group, click here to join. Time is 8pm June 25, 2019! Don’t miss it.
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative is Jack Ma’s flagship entrepreneur program in Africa led by the Jack Ma Foundation. Applications close June 30th, 2019.